Color Studies - Back to basics

Last two years, I had devoted myself to studies: back to the easel, drawing board and basics, I took classes on color theory and found the joy of painting with brushes "ala prima".

This is a neverending process and I re-learnt a lot  by doing it.

Eagle

Acrylics + pencils on board

(16x24in / 40x60cm)

Siren

This is an old piece done few years ago. Lots of research, reference photos, small studies as the two at the bottom of the finished piece.

Family Portrait - acrylics

Bellow are some sketches for an old friend commission. Based on a original picture, I had recreated it with acrylics on canvas.

Preliminary drawings:

 

Final painting:

Acrylics on canvas

Size: 16"x24" (40x60cm)

BB King - portrait

Charcoal on Bristol paper

Size: 8"x11" (21x30 cm)

Reclining Pose: realism attempt

Acrylics on textured paper

Size: 8"x11" (21x30 cm)

Details:

Small touches of gray colored pencils to achieve precise details

Julia's Portrait

This is my nephew :)  Portrait on watercolors done 2 years ago.

Watercolor on Fabriano Artistico

Size 11"x16" (30x40 cm)

Detail:

A portrait of Indiana: realist attempt

Old piece, done with Golden acrylics on Illustration board - 19x27in (50x70cm)

Airbrush, small touches of colored pencil and ink.

Details:

Lion

Acrylics on Canvas

(12x16in / 30x40cm)

more scratchboard

(10x16in / 25x40cm)

gessoed illustration board covered with Indian ink